Broken Hill

A deserted Broken Hill on a cold winter's Sunday Morning

August 24th 2008
Taking the second seating at breakfast we were in no hurry to leave the train. We had arrived at Broken Hill about 7:30 in Sunday morning, and the town was very quiet. Broken Hill had been a gold mining town for 120 years, and the story goes that more gold has been taken out of that operation during that time than anywhere else in Australia. It is estimated that from the 1880s to the 1950s about a ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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Tom Marshall

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My wife and I retired to Naples Florida knowing that we would not stay there during the summer. Our plan is to go to different place each year, one that suits our criteria. We have rented for at least three months in: IRELAND, AUATRALIA/NEW ZEALAND,SLOVENIA, ESTONIA, MEXICO, CARMEL, Ca. (3 times) and presently ANNAPOLIS, Md. I have published four books about this lifestyle: (They are the basis for my blogs, and are at Amazon.com) OUR SUMMER IN SLOVENIA OUR SUMMER IN AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND OUR SUMMER IN ESTONIA OUR SUMMER IN CARMEL(due Sept. 08) I am woking on a book to explai... full info

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